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820 - Daily Devotional: May 16, 2024

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820 - Daily Devotional: May 16, 2024
Today is Thursday, May 16, 2024, The feast of St. Ubald, Bishop and Confessor, a third class feast, with the liturgical color of white. In this episode: the meditation, ”St. Peter Proposes Choosing a Successor to Judas,” a preview of the Sermon: “The Sin of Rash Judgment,” and a Thought of the Day from Archbishop Lefebvre. We'd love your feedback on these Daily Devotionals! What do you like / not like, and what would you like us to add? podcast@sspx.org
Thu, 16 May 2024 - 09min
819 - Daily Devotional: May 15, 2024
Today is Wednesday, May 15, 2024, The feast of St. John Baptiste de la Salle, Confessor, a third class feast, with the liturgical color of white. In this episode: the meditation, ”Praying With Resignation and Perseverance,” a preview of the Sermon: “Contradictions in Vatican II,” and a Thought of the Day from Archbishop Lefebvre.
Wed, 15 May 2024 - 06min
818 - Daily Devotional: May 14, 2024
Today is Tuesday, May 14, 2024, A Feria, with a Commemoration of St. Boniface, a fourth class feast, with the liturgical color of white. In this episode: the meditation, ”The Apostles and Disciples as Models of the Spirit of Prayer Part II,” news from FSSPX.News about Dignitas Infinita, and how it Promotes an Ill-defined Dignity, and a Thought of the Day from Archbishop Lefebvre.
Tue, 14 May 2024 - 08min
814 - Holy "Ghost" or Holy "Spirit"? - Questions with Father #16 - Fr. Robinson
In this episode, drawn from the archives of the SSPX Podcast, we address the question of why do some say “Holy Spirit” and others “Holy Ghost” when referring to the third person of the Holy Trinity. Do they mean the same thing? And if so, what are the origins of this terminological difference? And, most importantly, does it matter?
Fri, 10 May 2024 - 06min
809 - Biblical Chronology – Young Earth Creationism Pt. 3 – Questions with Father #44 – Fr. Robinson
Before the scientific discoveries of the late 19th century, most adherents of Catholicism and Protestantism believed that the earth and universe were 6000 years old, based on a chronology derived from the Bible. However, after the discovery of the radioactive behavior of atoms, developments in the study of geology, and accurate measurement of star distances provided solid scientific evidence for a universe and earth of an age in the billions of years, Catholic exegetes abandoned the idea that the earth was 6000 years old.
Mon, 06 May 2024 - 1h 31min
798 - Didn’t the Church Say…? Young Earth Creationism Pt. 2 – Questions with Father #43 – Fr. Robinson
On today’s episode of the SSPX Podcast, we continue our discussion from the last episode on Young Earth Creationism. As covered on the last episode, Catholics are not obligated to believe the earth or universe is 6,000 years old; it is not a question of faith. In this episode we examine more closely specific arguments which suggest that young-earth-creationism and geocentricism—a description of the universe that places earth at its center—are parts of the deposit of the Faith. In so doing, Fr. Paul Robinson helps Catholics further distinguish between what the Catholic Church teaches infallibly and scientific views of creation and the world which develop over time in the light of new research.
Fri, 26 Apr 2024 - 1h 04min
790 - Questions with Fr. #22: Indulgences for the Holy Souls Explained
A comprehensive overview of the process for obtaining plenary indulgences for the Holy Souls in Purgatory during the special time set aside by the Church: November 1-8.
Mon, 28 Oct 2019 - 17min
789 - Are Catholics Obliged to Be Young Earth Creationists? Questions with Father #42 – Fr. Robinson
On today’s episode of the SSPX Podcast, we’ll dive back into our Questions with Father episodes with a topic we touched on about 6 years ago: Young Earth Creationism. Many Catholics claim that it is doctrinal, and morally necessary to believe that the earth was created in a particular time, or in a particular way. In this episode and a following one to come later, Fr. Paul Robinson will lay out the Catholic perspective on not just this topic, but broadly, what a Catholic should believe in terms of Scripture and Science.
Fri, 19 Apr 2024 - 1h 13min
782 - Catholic Teaching on IVF - Questions with Father #41 - Fr. Palko
In vitro fertilization, or IVF, has been front and center in the news following the Alabama Supreme Court’s ruling that embryos created through IVF are legally “children” for the purposes of that state’s Wrongful Death of a Minor Act. In the wake of the decision, politicians, religious leaders, and laypeople who view themselves as “pro-life” have wrestled publicly with legal and practical questions surrounding IVF, including its availability. Catholics, for their part, know–or ought to know–that the Church opposes IVF, though many remain unsure as to why. If IVF assists couples in having children, is this not a good thing? What crucial moral issues does IVF raise and how should Catholics address them? In this timely episode, Fr. Ian Palko explains the mechanics of IVF while situating the procedure in a classical Catholic moral framework. He also stresses the importance of not separating procreation from its proper, marital context.
Sat, 13 Apr 2024 - 1h 10min
780 - Alabama IVF Controversy: the Catholic Position - Questions with Father #41 Preview - Fr. Palko
In vitro fertilization, or IVF, is in the headlines following an Alabama Supreme Court decision holding that frozen embryos can be considered children under the law. While many Catholics laud this decision, just as many if not more are unaware of the Church’s teaching on IVF and the serious moral questions raised by this practice.
Tue, 05 Mar 2024 - 06min
772 - Practical Steps for Digital Safety: Digital Dangers #8
As we have already touched on in earlier episodes, screens and the content they deliver adversely affect the mental and emotional maturation of young people, with some content–such as pornography–inflicting lifelong damage. These dangers are considered in more detail today, with special attention paid to the responsibilities that all parents must shoulder to ensure their children grow up mentally, emotionally, and above all, spiritually healthy.
Included in this discussion are lessons for how adults, too, can take steps to protect themselves in our omnipresent digital age.
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The SSPX Podcast is produced by Angelus Press, which has as its mission the fortification of traditional Catholics so that they can defend the Faith, and reaching out to those who have not yet found Tradition.
What is the SSPX?
The main goal of the Society of Saint Pius X is to preserve the Catholic Faith in its fullness and purity, to teach its truths, and to diffuse its virtues, especially through the Roman Catholic priesthood.
Authentic spiritual life, the sacraments, and the traditional liturgy are its primary means of bringing this life of grace to souls.
Although the traditional Latin Mass is the most visible and public expression of the work of the Society, we are committed to defending Catholic Tradition in its entirety: all of Catholic doctrine and morals as the Church has always defended them. What people need is the Catholic Faith, without compromise, with all the truth and beauty which accompanies it.
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Fri, 05 Apr 2024 - 1h 00min
766 - The Consequences of Parental Ignorance: Digital Dangers #7
As we have already touched on in earlier episodes, screens and the content they deliver adversely affect the mental and emotional maturation of young people, with some content–such as pornography–inflicting lifelong damage. These dangers are considered in more detail today, with special attention paid to the responsibilities that all parents must shoulder to ensure their children grow up mentally, emotionally, and above all, spiritually healthy. Included in this discussion are lessons for how adults, too, can take steps to protect themselves in our omnipresent digital age.
View on YouTube: https://youtu.be/eCuuSTAns9s
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What is the SSPX Podcast?
The SSPX Podcast is produced by Angelus Press, which has as its mission the fortification of traditional Catholics so that they can defend the Faith, and reaching out to those who have not yet found Tradition.
What is the SSPX?
The main goal of the Society of Saint Pius X is to preserve the Catholic Faith in its fullness and purity, to teach its truths, and to diffuse its virtues, especially through the Roman Catholic priesthood. Authentic spiritual life, the sacraments, and the traditional liturgy are its primary means of bringing this life of grace to souls. Although the traditional Latin Mass is the most visible and public expression of the work of the Society, we are committed to defending Catholic Tradition in its entirety: all of Catholic doctrine and morals as the Church has always defended them. What people need is the Catholic Faith, without compromise, with all the truth and beauty which accompanies it. https://sspx.org
Fri, 29 Mar 2024 - 1h 01min
765 - Questions with Fr. #25: Ancestral Sin, When to Make a General Confession, Rosary Recordings
In this episode, Father tackles a question that has been gaining a bit of traction in Traditional circles about binding prayers, and the concept of ancestral sin. Is it accurate that sin can be “loosed” from a family tree by certain prayers?
Also, we’ll discuss the concept of praying along with a recording of the rosary, and find out more about a general confession – when it should be made, and when it shouldn’t be made!
Resources:
St. Thomas Aquinas Seminary Rosary recording that Father likes: https://liturgydevotions.bandcamp.com/album/rosarium-the-rosary-in-latin
Stations of the Cross recording: https://sspxpodcast.com/2020/02/stations-of-the-cross-downloadable/
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Wed, 11 Mar 2020 - 27min
764 - Questions with Fr. #24: Advent – Its Origins & Methods of Preparing for Families
As we enter the Advent season, listeners submitted questions about Advent, ranging from its history and origins, to how best to celebrate Advent with children, and whether or not it’s ok to put up Christmas decorations during Advent!
Transcript:
Welcome to the SSPX Podcast, delivering sermons, lectures, and the spoken word from across the English-speaking World. On this episode of Questions with Fr., we’re speaking about Advent, the time of the liturgical calendar that is devoted to preparation for the coming of our Savior. Father will answer questions submitted by our listeners on the topic of Advent, ranging from the history of Advent itself (why it’s four weeks instead of forty days for Lent) as well as suggestions on how to make the Advent season more advantageous for children and families. We’ll also discuss the not so commonly known origins behind one of your favorite Advent songs. All this and more is coming up on the SSPX podcast. If you would like to support the SSPX podcast, please visit https://sspxpodcast.com and you can make a donation there. It is free to listen to, but we hope that you can support this endeavor. It takes a great amount of resources, so a monthly gift of $10, $20, or $25 will help us immensely. If you’re unable to donate please subscribe to this podcast on Apple podcasts or Stitcher, and rate the podcast. Leave a review and a rating and that will help more people to see the SSPX podcast in their suggested podcast feed. With that said, we’ll turn now to Father Robinson on the topic of Advent.
We are here with the SSPX podcast – a special edition, I guess we could call it, Father Robinson? – where we are tackling one topic this week with several questions, and that topic is Advent. Hello Father Robinson, how are you?
Doing fine, Andrew!
Very good, and you are in Denver, you are the Prior of Denver as we’ve already discussed and currently traveling around a little bit and we appreciate you making the time to talk with us about these topical questions as we head into Advent.
Glad to be back on, Andrew, and I think this is an important subject coming up on this liturgical season of Advent; this is just such a rich season. There’s a lot we can profit from, I believe.
Absolutely and it’s not one that’s like Lent, where it’s all-consuming, but it is a season where we can, like you’ve said Father, gain some profit and prepare a little bit. We reached out to our faithful and invited them to submit questions on the theme: are there any things you wanted to know about Advent that you didn’t know, or any advice that you would like to ask Father? So we’ll dive right in with the first one on that theme, which is preparing. Are there any good meditations for children, a mother asked, or dinner table discussion topics for kids to get them in the right mind for Advent?
Well, probably a lot of our listeners know that Angelus Press, just a few years ago, produced a book by a Society priest in France, Father Troadec, he was the rector in the seminary in Flavigny for a couple of decades. He put together some meditations from Advent to Epiphany, and of course there’s books for the other times of the Liturgical season. I read the book myself, I found the meditations quite helpful, and I think parents could read that book themselves and get some ideas about how to discuss Advent with their children. And obviously, The Liturgical Year by Dom Guéranger is the go-to resource for anything on the Liturgical year. The first volume of The Liturgical Year by Dom Guéranger is really fantastic to help us understand how the Liturgy forms our spirit at the time of Advent. You know, there’s different times of the year where the Liturgy is more intense. Right now, after the Feast of Pentecost we go to the Sundays after Pentecost, and it’s really a bit of downtime in the Liturgical year, for Liturgical intensity. Things ramp up considerably when we get to Advent, and we start the liturgical year of course with Advent, so it’s a very rich season in the Liturgy in the sense that there is a very careful crafting of the Masses. Also the Divine Office is very rich, so there’s a lot to be gained by actually studying the Liturgy during the time of Advent.
Absolutely and those are great starting points, but taking a step backwards, we can read the liturgical year in these books and start to piece together some things, but what would you say is the guiding principle or overriding theme of the season of Advent?
Well the theme is just simply one of anticipation. Advent of course means “a coming” so we’re waiting for the coming of Our Lord with this sort of joyful anticipation. I think it’s important to point out something I’ve sometimes preached about: it’s a spiritual good that we’re looking for. We recognize that we are sinners, that without a Redeemer we’re completely and utterly lost. We know that God has promised that he’s going to send us a Redeemer and we have this period where we wait, where we’re confident that the promise of God is going to be fulfilled, and we’re begging God to hasten, to come quickly. There are so many times during the season, during the Office, where there’s this very lovely anxiety on the part of the Church, where the Church is saying, “come Lord, don’t delay, don’t take Your time, hasten, come quickly,” and it’s just repeated over and over again. Meanwhile there’s various things the Liturgy does to help us sense the absence of Our Lord; the name of Our Lord is kept out of the of the conclusions of the Collects, you usually hear “per Christum Dominum nostrum” but that doesn’t appear in the Collects for the Sundays of Advent. The Masses of the Advent Sundays are repeated during the week. If there’s a Ferial Day the priest has to repeat the Mass of the Sunday. If people are going to Mass during the week; they get that same Mass over again and it helps keep them in that that Advent mood. And then of course St. John the Baptist is pretty dominant during the Advent season since he appears in the gospels and he has this preaching of penance and preparation; he’s preparing of course the Jews for the coming of Our Lord and in the Liturgical year, the Church uses him to prepare us for the coming of Our Lord as well. We’re sort of in tune with the Liturgy with the Sunday Masses, weekday Masses, and even the Office itself. We’re able to really foster this good spirit of anticipation of the coming of Our Savior.
And is the Church, in setting up the Liturgy the way that they have done, mirroring the anticipation that people had for the coming of the Savior for those four thousand years or so until the birth of Our Lord? Are we kind of doing that same thing in just the four short weeks? There’s kind of a parallel there, I don’t know if it was done on purpose or not but are we kind of marrying that same sort of thing, reliving that same sort of anticipation, just in a much shorter timeframe?
Yes, the whole Liturgical year represents the history of the world. The time of Advent is the time before the coming of Our Lord Jesus Christ, and it can be represented by four different periods, four weeks. Obviously the longest Advent would be four complete weeks, and the shortest Advent would be three weeks and one day if Christmas falls on a Monday. There’s certainly the intention on the part of the Church to think of ourselves as before the coming of Christ and waiting for Him to come during that Advent period, however long it is.
And you were talking about the Liturgy of the Mass, Father. Are there other places within the Liturgy that people can gain some merit and some insight into the proper feeling of the season? That sounds really modern, the feeling of the season, but for lack of a better way of saying it, lay faithful don’t often recite or read the Divine Office. Is there anything in there that maybe we could pick up and read, or look through during the season?
Yes, really you’ll find all these things in The Liturgical Year by Dom Guéranger, but those who are praying the Office as the priests do really get a sense of the increasing anticipation as we get closer to Christmas. The Church, as it were, gets more and more excited about the coming of Our Lord. As we draw closer to Christmas, there’s this very beautiful practice of the Church to have special antiphons for Vespers, for the seven days before Christmas Eve, from December 17th to December 23rd. There’s a different antiphon – a very short verse that precedes the praying of The Magnificat. You pray The Magnificat whenever you pray Vespers, it’s near the very end of Vespers, you always pray the hymn of Our Lady, that Magnificat and it has an antiphon – usually an antiphon is just a standard antiphon, the same for each day, but for these seven days the Church has made a special antiphon where we address Our Lord with a special title each day. There’s the title of Our Lord as Emmanuel, Our Lord as King, Our Lord as the rising sun, Our Lord as the Key of David, Our Lord as the root of Jesse, Our Lord as “Adonai” or the Hebrew word for Lord, and then Our Lord as wisdom; of course Our Lord is the Incarnate wisdom. And in each of these antiphons they repeat the word “veni” several times, “come and save us”, and something very interesting about them is that if you take the first word from December 23rd back to December 17th, they form an acrostic in Latin; so if you take the first letter of each word they form the Latin words “ero cras” and that would mean “I will be here tomorrow”. It’s just a very beautiful process. At the seminary we would put up the one letter for that day after we pray Vespers, and slowly but surely build up the words “ero cras” and then you’re like wow, I think Christmas is almost here.
And just to get back to the original question about it helping the family and helping children get prepared for Christmas, that would be a really neat visual aid, something that’s tangible, almost like an Advent calendar or wreath where you’re counting down. You could do the same thing with Post-it notes or something on the wall, counting it out, that would be really neat to do with the family as well.
Absolutely, I think that’s something very beautiful that can be done with the children. I think it is important of course to explain to the children what Advent is about, but I think the visual tools have an even greater impact. So if the family has an Advent wreath where they have the four candles, and they only light the one candle the first week, and perhaps turn the lights off and light the candle during the family rosary, and sing a verse of “O come, O come Emmanuel” for instance. In fact, believe it or not, “O come, O come Emmanuel” has seven verses. They’re just an English translation of those antiphons that I was just talking about. You can read the hymn “O come O come Emmanuel and you’ll see the seven names that are given to Our Lord, so it’s a way for the faithful to relate to that. But even if they don’t say the Divine Office, they can come in touch with the Divine Office just by getting out “O come, O come Emmanuel” so it may be singing a different verse of it each night. When I was growing up – they have them still today – the Advent calendars where you have all the days leading up to Christmas and you open a different door each day and there’s something in there, maybe a piece of chocolate or some sort of image. I think these are just excellent tools to create that Spirit of anticipation, and to give the children the sense that something wonderful is going to happen, the coming of Our Lord, and we are getting ourselves ready, and we’re even very much looking forward for the coming of Our Lord.
That’s wonderful. Moving on to another question from a mother who wanted to know about preparations for Advent and also for Christmas, she said everyone is against celebrating or preparing for Christmas until just the day of, or Christmas Eve, but I’m sure Our Lady didn’t wait until the day of to set up her house for her child. Father, do you have any thoughts or meditations on that?
Well, I think there’s a distinction that she’s making between celebrating and preparing, and that’s really the important distinction. Advent is a time of preparation, not a time of Celebration, so if you’re doing things that are preparing for Christmas then that’s good. I know some people set up their tree and just don’t put anything on it or they don’t adorn it, so they have an unadorned tree, and then as you get closer perhaps you put a few more things on the tree and the gifts only go under the tree on Christmas Eve, something like that. The main thing is that they keep the spirit of preparation and anticipation before Christmas arrives, that they don’t go into celebration mode. We don’t want to go into celebration mode where we’re walking around with candy canes singing “Joy to the World” a week before Christmas starts, because if we do that we’ve just ruined Advent. So the Church gives us a time of celebration and a time of preparation. The time of preparation is Advent, the time of celebration is the twelve days, really even the forty days, of the Christmas season. That’s the important thing. I don’t care if you put up the tree beforehand as long as you put it up in a spirit of preparation, and not a spirit of celebration.
That makes sense, Father. So, is putting up some holly or some winter time or Christmas Eve decorations around the house before the Christmas season starts officially not a big deal there, as long as we have the mindset internally? And also with the family with the children letting them know that what we’re doing is to prepare for Christmas, and again I’m thinking back to the original question. I know my mother, and other families I know, think “well the Church says we can’t decorate for Christmas yet, but holy cow it’s December 24th and it’s crazy, and I can’t do it all!” I don’t think that’s what you’re saying, Father. The Church doesn’t say you can’t decorate for Christmas on December 20th or 18th as long as it’s done with a mind towards not starting the celebrations too early.
Right, and as I say it should be very sober. You can do a two-stage decoration where initially you have wreaths that are unadorned, or a tree that’s unadorned; it’s very sober, you don’t ramp up the decorations until you get closer to Christmas. Even just having an unadorned tree might help the spirit of preparation. They see the tree is there, but not adorned. I think it is very important for the children to understand that we are celebrating the coming of Christ, and so the giving of gifts is for us to imitate God giving Himself. So the real gift of Christmas is Our Lord – God gives Himself to us by coming on this Earth – and we want to imitate that giving of God Himself by giving gifts to one another, to explain the symbolism behind the exchange of gifts. It’s not just a way to make sure Walmart stays in business. It’s much more to indicate the spiritual significance of Christmas and that you have the greatest gift of all, Our Lord, and we want to imitate His generosity by giving gifts to one another.
That’s beautiful. Another question about Advent, and I’ll confess I didn’t even know that Advent wasn’t always the time period that it was, but the questioner said why do we start Advent on Quadragesima? Why not the old fashioned Martinmas, which is referring to the feast of Saint Martin?
I don’t know what they’re talking about, with Quadragesima, I don’t know if they might be confused with the Lenten period, I’m not sure what they mean, but it is true that in a certain region of the Church, just in France, they did have a practice of starting Advent on the first day after the feast of St. Martin. The Feast of St. Martin is November 11th, then forty days after that you would have the feast of Christmas. They called it “the Lent of St. Martin” because it was forty days and the people fasted three times a week during that time. They also abstained from meat the whole time. That was a local practice in France; Advent is one of those things that didn’t exist from the very beginning. It was a liturgical custom that appeared in certain places and slowly spread to the universal Church. It’s not like there was a standardization that took place from the beginning; it slowly but surely became standard, and then at least in the western Church, we got to the current practice where we start Advent on the Sunday closest to the feast of St. Andrew. So, Advent can start as early as the 27th of November and as late as the 3rd of December. That’s the current length, and as to why that practice of France did not become the universal practice, why we didn’t make Advent parallel to Lent, where Advent is forty days as Lent is forty days, to be honest I don’t know the answer to that but I strongly suspect that the Church did not want to make Advent to seem to be the same as Lent. There might be a little confusion if we made Advent forty days and as penitentially intense as Lent is, because the fact is that Lent is a more intense penitential season. We’re really focused on our sins and the death of Our Lord, whereas with Advent we’re just preparing for the coming of Our Lord. We’re doing penance in order to dispose our souls like those Disciples of St. John the Baptist, where he was saying “repent and do penance in order to get ready for the coming of the Messias”. That’s not as intensely penitential as Lent, I think the Church doesn’t want Advent to be so intense in that regard as Lent is.
As much as it counts, Father, I think Holy Mother Church made the right decision in putting it after the Feast of St. Andrew, not St. Martin, but I might be a little bit biased.
Well St. Andrew is a great saint, and I’m sure he deserves that.
So you touched on this a little bit, that this season is of preparation, not as much a penitential season. Could you talk about that just for a minute? What is the difference therein – and I get the difference is because we’re preparing for the coming of Our Savior, and it’s not a more sober season as Lent is – but is there a difference between doing penance in preparation versus doing penance in reparation? Could you say that the penances during Lent are more of almost a reparation, or is there a way that we can look at the sacrifices or penances we make during Advent and Lent differently? I guess that’s my broader question.
Yes, Advent is like a long vigil, you have a big feast and the day before the big feast you would have a fast and an abstinence, just recognizing that if you do that you’re probably going to be more spiritual on the feast. Just the practice of abstaining from food the day before will make you more spiritually ready for all the graces of the feast itself. If you extend that to the four weeks before Christmas, that spirit of the Vigil, that’s kind of what Advent is like. We want to really dispose our souls for the grace of the...
Mon, 02 Dec 2019 - 25min
763 - Questions with Fr. #23: When is it OK to Miss Sunday Mass? Why is Rock Music Discouraged?
On this episode, we’ll tackle two listener questions:
Is it ever ok to miss Mass on a Sunday for non-emergency reasons? We know it’s not sinful to miss Mass due to illness or physical inability, but what about a family vacation? Or work? Can someone accept a job that will require them to miss Mass?
Also, a listener asked why Rock music is not ok to listen to? Is there something objectively wrong with this type of music (as well as pop, dance, etc.) that is different inherently than other types of music?
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What is the SSPX Podcast?
The SSPX Podcast is produced by Angelus Press, which has as its mission the fortification of traditional Catholics so that they can defend the Faith, and reaching out to those who have not yet found Tradition.
What is the SSPX?
The main goal of the Society of Saint Pius X is to preserve the Catholic Faith in its fullness and purity, to teach its truths, and to diffuse its virtues, especially through the Roman Catholic priesthood.
Authentic spiritual life, the sacraments, and the traditional liturgy are its primary means of bringing this life of grace to souls.
Although the traditional Latin Mass is the most visible and public expression of the work of the Society, we are committed to defending Catholic Tradition in its entirety: all of Catholic doctrine and morals as the Church has always defended them. What people need is the Catholic Faith, without compromise, with all the truth and beauty which accompanies it.
https://sspx.org
Mon, 18 Nov 2019 - 30min
762 - The Adverse Effects of Pornography: Digital Dangers #6
The long lasting effects of pornography cannot be understated. Exposure to it, especially at a young age, can leave an imprint on the mind that remains for years. Repeated exposure often leads to addiction, which is not easily overcome. Although all things are possible with God’s grace, those who have been exposed to this harmful material must not only have recourse to the sacraments, but take strong proactive steps to eliminate future opportunities to view this sinful material. Parents must be especially vigilant to ensure that unprotected smart phones and other electronic devices are not left unattended lest the children entrusted to their care fall victim to this widespread evil. The effects of material and what we as Catholics can do to protect ourselves and our children will be addressed by Father Jonathan Kopec on this sixth episode of Digital Dangers.
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What is the SSPX Podcast?
The SSPX Podcast is produced by Angelus Press, which has as its mission the fortification of traditional Catholics so that they can defend the Faith, and reaching out to those who have not yet found Tradition.
What is the SSPX?
The main goal of the Society of Saint Pius X is to preserve the Catholic Faith in its fullness and purity, to teach its truths, and to diffuse its virtues, especially through the Roman Catholic priesthood. Authentic spiritual life, the sacraments, and the traditional liturgy are its primary means of bringing this life of grace to souls. Although the traditional Latin Mass is the most visible and public expression of the work of the Society, we are committed to defending Catholic Tradition in its entirety: all of Catholic doctrine and morals as the Church has always defended them. What people need is the Catholic Faith, without compromise, with all the truth and beauty which accompanies it. https://sspx.org
Fri, 22 Mar 2024 - 53min
761 - Pornography Is Worse Than You Think: Digital Dangers #5
In this fifth installment in our ongoing Digital Dangers series, we confront one of the most troubling topics in the digital age: pornography. Although pornographic material has been around for literally thousands of years, never before in human history has it been so widely disseminated and easily accessible. The pornography industry, which generates tens of billions of dollars in annual revenue, profits off the addictive nature of this imagery while preying on the young. While Catholics are likely familiar with the grave moral issues surrounding this, they may not be fully aware of the psychological, emotional, and spiritual damage that this inflicts. Further, addiction to pornography can have long-lasting social effects, including breaking apart marriages, inhibiting interpersonal relationships, and standing as an impediment to religious or priestly vocations.
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The main goal of the Society of Saint Pius X is to preserve the Catholic Faith in its fullness and purity, to teach its truths, and to diffuse its virtues, especially through the Roman Catholic priesthood.
Authentic spiritual life, the sacraments, and the traditional liturgy are its primary means of bringing this life of grace to souls.
Although the traditional Latin Mass is the most visible and public expression of the work of the Society, we are committed to defending Catholic Tradition in its entirety: all of Catholic doctrine and morals as the Church has always defended them. What people need is the Catholic Faith, without compromise, with all the truth and beauty which accompanies it.
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Fri, 15 Mar 2024 - 45min
760 - Social Media: Digital Dangers #4
In this fourth episode of our ongoing Digital Dangers series, we explore one of the most dominant aspects of our digital age: social media. Platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, and X–formerly known as Twitter–allow literally billions of people to share content around the world in seconds. Much of this content is relatively benign, with people sharing family photos, updates on major life events, or thoughts on their favorite sports teams and television shows. However, these platforms also allow for the spread of disinformation, profanity, and other harmful material on an unprecedented scale. Individuals and entities can mislead users and advance their own causes without concern for the truth.
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The SSPX Podcast is produced by Angelus Press, which has as its mission the fortification of traditional Catholics so that they can defend the Faith, and reaching out to those who have not yet found Tradition.
What is the SSPX?
The main goal of the Society of Saint Pius X is to preserve the Catholic Faith in its fullness and purity, to teach its truths, and to diffuse its virtues, especially through the Roman Catholic priesthood.
Authentic spiritual life, the sacraments, and the traditional liturgy are its primary means of bringing this life of grace to souls.
Although the traditional Latin Mass is the most visible and public expression of the work of the Society, we are committed to defending Catholic Tradition in its entirety: all of Catholic doctrine and morals as the Church has always defended them. What people need is the Catholic Faith, without compromise, with all the truth and beauty which accompanies it.
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Fri, 08 Mar 2024 - 56min
759 - The Theory of Evolution: (Updated) Apologetics Series #3
Fr. Paul Robinson will look at the theory of evolution. Can a Catholic hold that evolution and creation are both consistent with each other? Can non-life turn into life? Can life turn into intelligent life? Is there room in the theory of evolution for God? We’ve already seen that God exists – so how did he bring about life on earth – are we able to know for sure?
Fri, 07 Apr 2023 - 1h 29min
758 - Why Should We Say 3 Hail Marys Daily? Questions with Father #34 w/ Fr. Alphonsus
Fr. Alphonsus, Redemptorist Priest, explains the tradition / practice of saying three Hail Marys every day, and what the purpose is:
Mon, 04 Apr 2022 - 05min
757 - They Have Uncrowned Him: 33. The Remedy for Liberalism: “To Restore All Things in Christ”
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Mon, 04 Apr 2022 - 21min
756 - They Have Uncrowned Him: 32. Suicidal Liberalism: The Reforms
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Sun, 03 Apr 2022 - 23min
755 - They Have Uncrowned Him: 31. Paul VI, Liberal Pope
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Sat, 02 Apr 2022 - 20min
754 - They Have Uncrowned Him: 30. Vatican II, Triumph of Catholic Liberalism
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Fri, 01 Apr 2022 - 10min
753 - They Have Uncrowned Him: 29. A Pacifist Council
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Thu, 31 Mar 2022 - 11min
752 - They Have Uncrowned Him: 28. The Religious Liberty of Vatican II
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Wed, 30 Mar 2022 - 1h 00min
751 - How to Examine Our Conscience – Questions with Father #33 w/ Fr. Alphonsus
Fr. Alphonsus, Redemptorist Priest, explains about the important task of examining our conscience.
Tue, 29 Mar 2022 - 01min
750 - They Have Uncrowned Him: 27. Vatican II in the Light of Tradition
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Tue, 29 Mar 2022 - 11min
749 - They Have Uncrowned Him: 26. Searching & Dialogue – Death of Missionary Spirit
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Mon, 28 Mar 2022 - 16min
748 - They Have Uncrowned Him: 25. The Spirit of the Council
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Sun, 27 Mar 2022 - 08min
747 - They Have Uncrowned Him: 24. The Robber Council of Vatican II
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Sat, 26 Mar 2022 - 15min
746 - They Have Uncrowned Him: 23. Subversion of the Church by a Council
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Fri, 25 Mar 2022 - 07min
745 - They Have Uncrowned Him: 22. The Popes Unmask the Conspiracy of the Sect
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Thu, 24 Mar 2022 - 13min
744 - They Have Uncrowned Him: 21. Conspiracy of the Alta Vendita
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Wed, 23 Mar 2022 - 10min
743 - They Have Uncrowned Him: 20. The Direction of History
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Tue, 22 Mar 2022 - 14min
742 - Sacraments #9: The Gravely Insufficient New Mass w/ Fr. Paul Robinson
Father Paul Robinson will join us to look at each aspect of the New Mass, and how it constitutes a gravely insufficient way of adoring the Holy Trinity. We’ll be using clips from a couple Novus Ordo Masses to illustrate each section that Father is discussing – and to be as fair as possible, we will mainly be looking at a fairly reverent, common Novus Ordo Mass. It would be easy to find a New Mass with dancers, bands and light shows – but we’re trying to illustrate that at its core, the prayers and rubrics of the priest are a striking departure from Catholic theology.
Mon, 21 Mar 2022 - 1h 38min
741 - They Have Uncrowned Him: 19. The Mirage of Plurality: Maritain to Congar
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Mon, 21 Mar 2022 - 19min
740 - They Have Uncrowned Him: 18. The Myth of Liberty: Lamennais to Sangier
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Sun, 20 Mar 2022 - 11min
739 - They Have Uncrowned Him: 17. The Popes and Liberal Catholicism
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Sat, 19 Mar 2022 - 07min
738 - They Have Uncrowned Him: 16. The Liberal Catholic Mentality
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Fri, 18 Mar 2022 - 13min
737 - They Have Uncrowned Him: PART 2: Ch. 15. The Great Betrayal
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Thu, 17 Mar 2022 - 06min
736 - They Have Uncrowned Him: 14. How They Have Uncrowned Jesus Christ
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Wed, 16 Mar 2022 - 15min
735 - What is A Redemptorist Priest? – Questions with Father #32 w/ Fr. Alphonsus
Fr. Alphonsus, Redemptorist Priest, tells us more about the rich history of the Redemptorist Order
Wed, 16 Mar 2022 - 13min
734 - They Have Uncrowned Him: 13. Is there a Public Law of the Church?
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Tue, 15 Mar 2022 - 14min
733 - What is Some Advice for a Fruitful Lent? – Questions with Father #31 w/ Fr. Alphonsus
Fr. Alphonsus, Redemptorist Priest, gives us insights into the best way to practice a fruitful Lent.
Mon, 14 Mar 2022 - 02min
732 - They Have Uncrowned Him: 12. Liberty in Education
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Mon, 14 Mar 2022 - 12min
731 - They Have Uncrowned Him: 11. Freedom of the Press
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Sun, 13 Mar 2022 - 07min
730 - They Have Uncrowned Him: 10. Religious Liberty Condemned by the Popes
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Sat, 12 Mar 2022 - 21min
729 - They Have Uncrowned Him: 9. Liberty of Conscience and Forms of Worship
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Fri, 11 Mar 2022 - 12min
728 - The Importance of the Daily Rosary – Questions with Father #30 w/ Fr. Alphonsus
Fr. Alphonsus, Redemptorist Priest, gives us insights into the importance of the Holy Rosary, and why it should be said by Catholics Daily!
Thu, 10 Mar 2022 - 02min
727 - Sacraments #8: The Traditional Latin Mass Explained w/ Fr. Paul Robinson
Father Paul Robinson will join us to explain in detail the Traditional Latin Mass. We’ll look at the themes of the Mass – what the Traditional Mass is emphasizing over and over, then go, step by step, through the Mass, with visuals and explanations of the prayers, the symbolism, and the ceremonies performed by the priests each day, in nearly every country of the world.
Thu, 10 Mar 2022 - 1h 41min
726 - They Have Uncrowned Him: 8. Liberalism, or Society without God
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Thu, 10 Mar 2022 - 14min
725 - They Have Uncrowned Him: 7. Jesus Christ: King of the Republics?
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Wed, 09 Mar 2022 - 17min
724 - They Have Uncrowned Him: 6. Necessary Inequalities
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Tue, 08 Mar 2022 - 12min
723 - They Have Uncrowned Him: 5. Beneficial Constraints
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Mon, 07 Mar 2022 - 08min
722 - They Have Uncrowned Him: 4. Does the Law Oppress Liberty?
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Sun, 06 Mar 2022 - 14min
721 - They Have Uncrowned Him: 3. Our Lord Jesus Christ and Liberalism
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Sat, 05 Mar 2022 - 22min
720 - They Have Uncrowned Him: 2. The Natural Order and Liberalism
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Fri, 04 Mar 2022 - 18min
719 - They Have Uncrowned Him: 1. The Origins of Liberalism
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Thu, 03 Mar 2022 - 20min
718 - They Have Uncrowned Him: Preface & Introduction
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Wed, 02 Mar 2022 - 23min
717 - What Does the SSPX Want after Pope Francis’ Traditionis Custodes? – Fr. Pagliarani, Superior General
This is a full transcript of the conference given in Paris by Don Davide Pagliarani, Superior General of the Society of Saint Pius X, at the conclusion of the XVI Theological Congress of Courrier de Rome, in partnership with DICI, on January 15th, 2022.
Fri, 25 Feb 2022 - 30min
716 - Papal Heresy and Loss of Office – SSPX Interview Series | Fr. MacGillivray
Today we’re speaking with Fr. William MacGillivray on a topic that has gained renewed attention in recent days – the question of the possibility of a heretical pope. What happens if a pope speaks heresy? This has been a topic of controversy over the course of the pontificate of Pope Francis, and it has only grown following a recent audience given by the Holy Father where he indicated that the Catholic Church includes heretics, apostates, etc.
Wed, 23 Feb 2022 - 2h 05min
715 - The Five Deaths of the Faith – I: Chesterton on the Church in Crisis
Fr. Paul Franks starts our mini-series on G.K. Chesterton's "Five Deaths of the Faith" from his book "The Everlasting Man" by reading this chapter, and explaining why this section of Chesterton's book is so important.
Tue, 22 Feb 2022 - 39min
714 - Sacraments #7: Are the Mass and the Eucharist the Same Thing? w/ Fr. Paul Robinson
Father Paul Robinson will join us to discuss Holy Eucharist. In this first of three episodes on the Blessed Sacrament, Father will explain to us the relationship between the Sacrifice of the Mass and the Holy Eucharist, then how the Eucharist is distinct from all the other sacraments, yet still intimately related to it. Next...
Sat, 19 Feb 2022 - 47min
713 - Sacraments #6: Why No One Cares About Confession Anymore – With Fr. David Sherry
Today we’ll look at the new understanding of the Sacrament of Penance. To do that, we’re going to take a step back, and see how much of the hierarchy in the Church today sees sin differently, or at least there’s a different emphasis. Then we’ll see how that impacts the Sacrament of Penance. We’ll also take a moment to see how the rite has changed.
Fri, 11 Feb 2022 - 49min
712 - Sacraments #5: Why Do We Confess Our Sins to a Priest? With Fr. David Sherry
We’ll take a magnifying glass to Penance today. To do that, we’ll start by looking at the concept of sin itself. Then we’ll look at the penitent, and the priest. What is Father looking for when he asks us those questions in the Confessional? And why do we have to do a penance afterwards? Fr. Sherry will walk us through the traditional form of the Sacrament of Penance
Sat, 05 Feb 2022 - 1h 06min
711 - Why the Family Meal is Vital for Catholics – Questions with Father #29 w/ Fr. Gardner
On this episode, we’re happy to welcome Father Nicholas Gardner for the first time, to answer a question about the family meal – the question was concerning whether or not it’s really that important. The answer, yes. But Father will explain how it’s not just good for the family, but it’s good for the practice of virtue as well, and how this simple action can keep a family stronger, closer, and holier.
Wed, 02 Feb 2022 - 25min
710 - Sacraments #4: Why the New Rite of Baptism is Deficient
Father Wiseman will join us again, this time to look at the New Rite of Baptism. While the sacrament in both the old and the new rites are valid, nearly every other aspect of the new Rite – all the sacramentals, blessings, prayers, and exorcisms, have either been removed or drastically changed. Why? And if these things have been removed or changed, what has replaced them?
Fri, 28 Jan 2022 - 1h 16min
709 - Sacrament Series #3: The Traditional Rite of Baptism w/ Fr. Wiseman
Father Alexander Wiseman, professor at St. Thomas Aquinas Seminary is joining us for the next two episodes, first to look at the Traditional Rite of Baptism. As you’ll see, it is so much more than simply pouring water, and saying a few words of the formula. The Church has filled the ritual with exorcisms, symbolism, and graces for the benefit of the new Christian being Baptized.
Fri, 21 Jan 2022 - 1h 10min
708 - Our Next Project: “They Have Uncrowned Him” Audiobook
We're thrilled to announce the next audio project from Angelus Press - an audiobook recording, released for free, of Archbishop Lefebvre's classic, "They Have Uncrowned Him." But to do so, we need to raise close to $8,000. Will you help us get this project completed by donating now at https://sspx.gifts/products/angelus-press ?
Tue, 18 Jan 2022 - 07min
707 - Sacraments Series #2: Common Errors About the Sacraments
Today we’ll have Fr. Paul Robinson back to look at some of the common errors – some of the heresies that have arisen over the centuries about the Sacraments. We’ll also take a look at the way two distinct groups understand the sacraments – namely, Protestants and Modernists. As you’ll start to see in this episode – and as it will be come clearer throughout this series, both groups have an outsized role in how the understanding of the Sacraments shifted in the Church in the last fifty years.
Fri, 14 Jan 2022 - 38min
706 - Sacraments Series #1: What Is So Important About the Catholic Sacraments?
This series comes at time when the traditional rite of the Sacraments of the Catholic Church are being suppressed. The series comes at time when it is more important than ever to understand what the sacraments are, why they’re necessary, and what we can do to preserve them.
Sat, 08 Jan 2022 - 49min
705 - History of the SSPX: Part 5 – From the 2000 Jubilee Year to 2020
Welcome to the SSPX Podcast – during this week, we’ll be revisiting 5 lectures given by Fr. Daniel Themann, the rector of Holy Cross Seminary in Australia, about the history of the Society of Saint Pius X. These were given on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the SSPX, in November, 2020. Today’s lecture...
Fri, 31 Dec 2021 - 22min
704 - Open Letter to Confused Catholics: Chapter 23
“Building Up vs. Pulling Down” It Twenty years have gone by and one would have thought that the reactions raised by the Council reforms would have calmed down, that the Catholic people would have buried the religion in which they had been brought up, that the younger ones, not having known it, would have accepted...
Fri, 31 Dec 2021 - 07min
703 - History of the SSPX: Part 4 – The 1990’s – A Period of Growth
Welcome to the SSPX Podcast – during this week, we’ll be revisiting 5 lectures given by Fr. Daniel Themann, the rector of Holy Cross Seminary in Australia, about the history of the Society of Saint Pius X. These were given on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the SSPX, in November, 2020. Today’s lecture...
Thu, 30 Dec 2021 - 19min
702 - Open Letter to Confused Catholics: Chapter 22
“What Families Can Do” It is high time to react. When Gaudium et Spes speaks of the movement of history “becoming so rapid that everybody finds it hard to follow,” we can take this as meaning the headlong rush of liberal society into disaggregation and chaos. We must take care not to follow!One cannot understand...
Thu, 30 Dec 2021 - 11min
701 - History of the SSPX: Part 3 – The 1988 Episcopal Consecrations
Welcome to the SSPX Podcast – during this week, we’ll be revisiting 5 lectures given by Fr. Daniel Themann, the rector of Holy Cross Seminary in Australia, about the history of the Society of Saint Pius X. These were given on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the SSPX, in November, 2020. Today’s lectures...
Wed, 29 Dec 2021 - 35min
700 - Open Letter to Confused Catholics: Chapter 21
“Neither a Heretic Nor a Schismatic” My statement of November 21, 1974, which triggered off the proceedings of which I have spoken, ended with these words: “In doing so…we are convinced of remaining loyal to the Catholic and Roman Church and to all the successors of Peter, and of being faithful dispensers of the mysteries...
Wed, 29 Dec 2021 - 17min
699 - Open Letter to Confused Catholics: Chapter 20
“The Mass of All Time” One fact cannot have failed to surprise you: at no time during this affair has the Mass been in issue, although it is at the heart of the conflict. This enforced silence is the tacit admission that what is called the Rite of St. Pius V remains fully authorized.On this...
Tue, 28 Dec 2021 - 10min
698 - History of the SSPX: Part 2 – The Place of the Mass in Our Battle: 1971-1976
Welcome to the SSPX Podcast – during this week, we’ll be revisiting 5 lectures given by Fr. Daniel Themann, the rector of Holy Cross Seminary in Australia, about the history of the Society of Saint Pius X. These were given on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the SSPX, in November, 2020. Today’s lecture...
Tue, 28 Dec 2021 - 26min
697 - Open Letter to Confused Catholics: Chapter 19
“The Seminary of Econe and Rome” You are perhaps, perplexed readers, among those who observe the course of events with sadness and anguish but are nevertheless afraid to attend a true Mass, in spite of the desire to do so, because they have been persuaded that this Mass is forbidden. You may be one of...
Tue, 28 Dec 2021 - 14min
696 - Open Letter to Confused Catholics: Chapter 18
“True and False Obedience” Indiscipline is everywhere in the Church. Committees of priests send demands to their bishops, bishops disregard pontifical exhortations, even the recommendations and decisions of the Council are not respected and yet one never hears uttered the word “disobedience,” except as applied to Catholics who wish to remain faithful to Tradition and...
Mon, 27 Dec 2021 - 18min
695 - Crisis Series #46: What About the Other Traditional Mass Communities?
Among Traditional Catholics, there seems to be a lot of confusion about why there’s a division between the Society of Saint Pius X and these groups. On the surface, they look identical. Both say the Latin Mass, both are orthodox in their sacraments and teaching, the priests wear cassocks, etc. So what’s the problem with the Fraternity of Saint Peter, the Institute of Christ the King, and the others? Is it just a trad version of the Hatfields & McCoys? Fr McFarland explains why objectively, there’s a difference.
Fri, 29 Oct 2021 - 53min
694 - Crisis Series #45: Are the New Canonizations Infallible?
Don Tranquillo will join us once again to look at the question of Canonizations since the time of the Second Vatican Council. Are the New Canonizations infallible? To answer this, we’ll need to see whether or not Canonizations in the past were infallible. It’s commonly understood by most Catholics that Canonizations are one of the things that are infallibly proclaimed by the Pope. How then can we square this seeming infallibility with some of the new saints, who contradict previous saints?
Mon, 18 Oct 2021 - 52min
693 - Crisis Series #44: How Can the SSPX Justify What it Does?
Last week, we looked at the status of the Society of Saint Pius X. Given that there is no regular canonical status for the SSPX, how then, can the priests of the Society exercise their functions? Canon Law is pretty clear on this point – for a priest to exercise his ministry, he must be under the authority and direction of the local bishop, or at the least, under the direct supervision of the Vatican. Since that does not exist, how can the priests of the Society justify, in all good conscience, what they do? Are they simply disobedient rebels?
Fri, 08 Oct 2021 - 1h 23min
692 - Crisis Series #43: Schismatic? Excommunicated? Irregular? What’s the Status of the SSPX?
Today we’ll dive into a question that is very confusing for a lot of faithful – and as you’ll see, it’s confusing for some within the Church itself – what is the official status of the Society of Saint Pius X within the Catholic Church? There are accusations that it is schismatic. Or at the least, that it has a “spirit of schism.” Another common accusation is that the Society is not part of the Catholic Church. There’s a lot of misinformation out there – let’s try to clear it up!
Fri, 01 Oct 2021 - 1h 03min
691 - Crisis Series #42 with Bishop Fellay: Were the 1988 Consecrations Justified?
He, better than anyone, can help us understand what was happening during those pivotal days, and what was going through the mind of the Archbishop as he wrestled with this momentous decision. But besides having an interesting conversation about Church history with someone who was a part of it, we’re also going to ask His Excellency, how can the Society of Saint Pius X justify what the Archbishop did? On the surface, this was an act of disobedience against the Holy Father. According to the swift, severe response from the Vatican just days after, this was a schismatic act. We’ll welcome Bishop Fellay now to help us understand what happened:
Sat, 25 Sep 2021 - 51min
690 - Crisis Series #41: The Parallels in Early Years of the SSPX with Today’s Traditional Movement
In this episode, we’ll be looking at the history of the Society of Saint Pius X up to the point when Archbishop Lefebvre consecrated the bishops in 1988. But it doesn’t seem like history – in fact, some of the events that shaped the SSPX in its early years seem like they are repeated in...
Sat, 11 Sep 2021 - 1h 03min
689 - Crisis Series #40: The Dream of Dakar – What’s the Mission of the SSPX?
Over the last 39 episodes we’ve seen the history of the Crisis, and in the last set of episodes the errors facing Catholics as a result. Now we’re going to get into the response to the Crisis – the traditional Catholic movement. And we certainly can’t talk about this movement without talking about the Society of Saint Pius X. But before we start talking about the history, which we’ll do in Episode 41, we have to look at the mission. What are the guiding principles behind the SSPX? And what led Archbishop Lefebvre to make certain decisions that he did about the organizational structure? He could have done a hundred different things. Why this?
Fri, 03 Sep 2021 - 46min
688 - Crisis Series #39: Are Novus Ordo Priests & Bishops Validly Ordained?
both ceremonies – does that make this sacrament invalid? Are we in the midst of a crisis where all the priests and bishops who were ordained using this rite are not actually priests and bishops? To understand this, we’ll need to look at the form and matter of sacraments and answer a fundamental question – can the Church change the form of sacraments at all? And if the Church is allowed to make these changes, what needs to remain in order for a sacrament to be valid?
Fri, 27 Aug 2021 - 42min
687 - Crisis Series #38: Is Pope Benedict Still the Legitimate Pope?
First, can a pope abdicate? Second, if he can, did Pope Benedict abdicate properly? What’s required for this to happen? Did Pope Benedict leave us a hidden meaning, or a coded message meant for the faithful to find during this process? And third, if this was all done properly, what do we make of the 2013 conclave that elected Pope Francis?
Fri, 20 Aug 2021 - 47min
686 - Crisis Series #37: How Can an Indefectible Church Give us Deficient Worship?
We’ll finish our discussion from last week, all leading to the main question – how can the Church, which is indefectible, give us a rite of worship which is defective? Last week we looked at how the Church could, in fact promulgate errors through an ecumenical, non-dogmatic Council. Then we saw how the Church is not always infallible in its disciplinary laws – so today we’ll continue on that same track – looking at Liturgy. Have there been errors in Catholic Liturgy in the past? Were they corrected? What can history, and logic, tell us about the infallibility of the Church in its Liturgy? And can we be 100% certain about any of this, or does prudence have a role to play?
Sat, 14 Aug 2021 - 1h 14min
685 - Crisis Series #36: How Can an Infallible Church Teach Error?
Today we’re joined by Fr. MacGillivray to ask one question: How is it that the Church, which is supposed to be indefectible, can give us a rite of worship, the Novus Ordo Mass, which is, at the least, problematic, if not defective? We won’t be able to answer this specifically today, since this question opens up many other questions we need to answer first, namely, how can the Church, through an ecumenical council, promulgate errors? Then we’ll begin to look at whether or not the Church can be infallible in its discipline – which is where the Liturgy falls.
Sun, 08 Aug 2021 - 1h 02min
684 - Crisis Series #35 w/ Fr. Loop: Must All Catholics Accept Vatican II? Is it Infallible?
In the past years – especially very recently, it has become a mandate for all Catholics to unequivocally accept all the teachings of Vatican II – as a sort of litmus test as to whether or not you’re a good Catholic. The SSPX does not accept all the teachings of Vatican II. Fr. Loop will join us to explain why – but first we’ll start with the infallibility of the Council
Fri, 30 Jul 2021 - 59min
683 - 2020 Parish Mission w/ Fr. Goldade: The Center of History
This week on the SSPX Podcast, we’ll be sharing the Parish Mission from St. Vincent de Paul in Kansas City, as it was delivered in 2020. Today, on Good Friday, we will be hearing from Fr. Michael Goldade on topic of the Crucifixion.
Fri, 02 Apr 2021 - 24min
682 - 2020 Parish Mission w/ Fr. Goldade: The Triumphal March
This week on the SSPX Podcast, we’ll be sharing the Parish Mission from St. Vincent de Paul in Kansas City, as it was delivered in 2020. Today, on Holy Thursday, we will be hearing from Fr. Michael Goldade on topic of the Carrying of the Cross.
Thu, 01 Apr 2021 - 19min
681 - 2020 Parish Mission w/ Fr. Goldade: Crowned For Our Sins
This week on the SSPX Podcast, we’ll be sharing the Parish Mission from St. Vincent de Paul in Kansas City, as it was delivered in 2020. Today, on the Wednesday of Holy Week, we will be hearing from Fr. Michael Goldade on topic of the Crowning with Thorns.
Wed, 31 Mar 2021 - 19min
680 - 2020 Parish Mission w/ Fr. Goldade: Bruised For Our Sins
This week on the SSPX Podcast, we’ll be sharing the Parish Mission from St. Vincent de Paul in Kansas City, as it was delivered in 2020. Today, on the Monday of Holy Week, we will be hearing from Fr. Michael Goldade on topic of the Agony in the Garden.
Tue, 30 Mar 2021 - 19min
679 - 2020 Parish Mission w/ Fr. Goldade: He Enters the Garden
This week on the SSPX Podcast, we’ll be sharing the Parish Mission from St. Vincent de Paul in Kansas City, as it was delivered in 2020. Today, on the Monday of Holy Week, we will be hearing from Fr. Michael Goldade on topic of the Agony in the Garden.
Mon, 29 Mar 2021 - 18min
678 - 2004 Parish Mission w/ Fr. Beck: Simon, Mary, & Suffering
This week on the SSPX Podcast, we’ll be sharing the Parish Mission from St. Vincent de Paul in Kansas City, as it was delivered in 2004. Today, Passion Friday, we’ll be hearing from Fr. Gerard Beck, on the topic of the Suffering of Our Lord, by looking at the figures of Simon the Cyrene and Mary Magdalene. If you would like to hear more parish missions, reflections, conferences, as well as our Crisis in the Church series and Questions with Father series, please visit SSPXPodcast.com.
Fri, 26 Mar 2021 - 1h 07min

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